Emancipation Law

Emancipation Law is a body of legislative and judicial statutes within Colonial Legal History that formally abolished systems of enslavement and established legal freedom for enslaved individuals, distinguished by its transformative function in redefining personhood, labor, and civil status under colonial governance.

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2017–2026

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  1. PH
    Polly Hill

    St. Clare Hospital in Lakewood, United States

    1 publications · 46 citations

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  2. LF
    Lisa Ford

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  3. HB
    Herman Belz

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  4. KS
    Kathryn Sikkink

    University of Minnesota, United States

    1 publications · 25 citations

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  5. LI
    Laura Ikins Stern

    University of Michigan, United States

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  1. Slavery and Abolition

    4 publications · 253 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 234 citations

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  3. The Journal of Southern History

    4 publications · 98 citations

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  4. Journal of American History

    3 publications · 76 citations

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  5. History Reviews of New Books

    2 publications · 59 citations

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